John Dobbie (bowls)
John Dobbie (1914-2005) was an Australian international lawn bowler.[1]
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| Nationality | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Born | 3 August 1914 |
| Died | 19 October 2005 (aged 91) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Lawn bowls |
| Club | Glenferrie Hill BC and Victoria |
Medal record
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Bowls career
Dobbie started bowling in 1934 for the Glenferrie Hill Bowls Club. He competed in the first World Bowls Championship in Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia in 1966 [2] and won a gold medal in the triples with Don Collins and Athol Johnston and a silver in the fours.[3] He also won a gold medal in the team event (Leonard Trophy).
He was club champion 11 times of which his first win in 1947 was against his father in the final.[4]
Family
His father was Frank Dobbie who won the 1927 & 1931 singles titles at the Australian National Bowls Championships when bowling for the City of Camberwell Bowls Club.[5]
He died in 2005.[6]
References
- "Profile". Australian Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 14 October 2016.
- Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- "World Bowls Champions". Burnside Bowling Club.
- Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
- Bolsover, Godfrey (1959). Who's Who and Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Rowland Publishers Ltd (Pre isbn).
- "John Dobbie - Australian bowls legend dies". The Bowls Network.
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